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The Phoenician said:
Front axle bearings need to be repacked every 30-50k.
True or false?
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True.

That grease above looks fancy. I use Coastal grease. It comes in white tubs.

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GLTHFJ60 said:
True.

That grease above looks fancy. I use Coastal grease. It comes in white tubs.

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HA! Maybe fancy, but the price and operating range is good with me, $2.49 a tube and I like that it has lower/higher operating temps than most others. -10F to 385F range, the lower end means a lot to me here where we see -10 to -20F nights/mornings regularly in the winters. I just feel it makes a difference.

I think the Coastal has a 325F upper end, do you know what the lower end is by chance Johnny.

J
 
Yeah that mystik tube wasn't expensive at all. I got it on sale with a military discount as well so I got two tubes. Bearings should arrive by this evening and I'll resume the job tomorrow morning
 
reevesci said:
HA! Maybe fancy, but the price and operating range is good with me, $2.49 a tube and I like that it has lower/higher operating temps than most others. -10F to 385F range, the lower end means a lot to me here where we see -10 to -20F nights/mornings regularly in the winters. I just feel it makes a difference.

I think the Coastal has a 325F upper end, do you know what the lower end is by chance Johnny.

J
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No clue what the upper end is, lol. I can check when I get home later.
 
The Phoenician said:
Do the birfs need to be repacked as well every 30k?
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I believe the way it is worded... If there are more than 60K on the truck and its been 30K since the last bearing replacement/repack.. a full knuckle rebuild is suggested..

Anytime I go into the front end, I rebuild the knuckles, repack birfs and bearing and inspect everything. It doesnt take that much longer to do the entire job.

J
 
Last noob question of the day. Is it worth swapping out the sf axles to ff axles? I know the FF are stronger and wont fly off the vehicle when broken. but do you actually feel a difference or is it just an I feel better knowing i have a stronger axle type thing?

When I was working overseas all the Toyota axles were ff, for some reason we didn't get that in the US. Is it because our roads are mostly paved and most people drive it to the park or mall, or was there a different reason?

Sorry random question that has probably been covered, but trying to see if it's worth swapping out the rear or not.
 
The Phoenician said:
Last noob question of the day. Is it worth swapping out the sf axles to ff axles? I know the FF are stronger and wont fly off the vehicle when broken. but do you actually feel a difference or is it just an I feel better knowing i have a stronger axle type thing?

When I was working overseas all the Toyota axles were ff, for some reason we didn't get that in the US. Is it because our roads are mostly paved and most people drive it to the park or mall, or was there a different reason?

Sorry random question that has probably been covered, but trying to see if it's worth swapping out the rear or not.
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M, I can't tell a difference in the ride at all.. They are stronger, that is a given.. Parts are not an issue like everyone says..thanks to Georg and others...

"A semi-floater means the axle is carrying the weight of the vehicle. You have a one piece rear axle shaft that has the hub attached. The rear bearings are in the axle housing and wheel is attached directly to the hub/axle assembly. The semi-floater axle is directly attached to the differential and held in place with C-clips. The easiest way to identify a semi-floater is to look at the wheel and if it is flush with the brake drum, then it is a semi floater. The down side to semi-floaters is less weight carrying capability because the axle carries the full weight. The other negative is the C-clip, if one breaks, the axle shaft will slide out and you will be stranded without a wheel, tire or axle. All Land Cruiser that were built for the United States came with semi-floating rear axles until 1993."

"A full floater uses a hub to carry the weight much like the Land Crusier front end. The full floater does not use C-clip and the weight rides on two bearings in a hub assembly. The easiest way to identify a full-floater is to look at the hub, it will stick out a few inches (just like the front). Many Non-US markets got the full-floater. The only downside to a full-floater is probably the lack of easily available replacement parts in the US."

J
 
J, Thanks for the info. so does a SF axle self lube the bearings from the differential fluids or does that need to also be taken apart and repacked every 30k like the front? And is it worth the upgrade?
 
To add a bit more info:
- Toyota Land Cruiser SF axles have gear oil lubricated bearings. Fill up the diff and your bearings are good too.
- Toyota Land Cruiser FF axles use tapered wheel bearings that are in fact identical the tapered wheel bearings in the front. The service interval for repacking is the same.

I think it's worth the upgrade, without a doubt.
 
Thanks other J. Looks like I'll be saving some pennies for yet another upgrade. I'm running out of excuses with the :princess: . The zombie apocalypse can only get me so much leeway :)
 
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